Star Control®: Origins on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Star Control®: Origins is a funny, story rich and choices matter game developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.
Released on September 20th 2018 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Italian and Russian.

It has received 2,617 reviews of which 1,925 were positive and 692 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 20.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.14€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Star Control®: Origins into these genres:

Funny Story Rich Choices Matter Third Person Shooter Third-Person Shooter Exploration Competitive Action-Adventure Dark Humor Action Adventure Sci-fi Aliens Space Atmospheric Moddable Combat Local Multiplayer Multiple Endings

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit
Processor: Dual Core Intel or AMD processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 26 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2026

I don't have anything inherently negative to say about this, I'm generally speaking a sucker for adventure games, I specifically tend to lean more sci-fi. Huge fan of Mass Effect, if this was more serious and had a darker theme I'd be heavily invested. Though as it stands it may take me a hot minute before I get around to revisiting it, for whatever it's worth though? I did enjoy it, the experience was moderately positive, I'd probably give this game a solid 6/10 as an honest point of view. The plot certainly had my attention, the exploration was fun, I love the upgrade system, dogfights were a bit annoying, the aliens were somewhat off putting and the lack of a direction is a bit of a hit and miss, I know some people like the concept of being thrown into a huge world and figuring it out on their own, but I prefer some direction. (Maybe I'm misremembering things, if so I apologize).

Feb. 2026

I am old enough to have played the original Star Control and Star Control II, which I loved. Star Control: Origins did not disappoint. It is a brilliant update on the original while keeping everything that makes me so nostalgic for it. Having the entire game voice acted is brilliant. The writing is great, very funny at times. The aliens each have their own unique character and personalities. The story is excellent with a cool swerve that I won't spoil. I would definitely recommend anyone try out the game. I do have two criticisms of the game however, but maybe these are just because I have only played the campaign and not the other modes. First, there is little in the campaign to motivate you to use any of the alien ships rather than your own flagship. After a few modifications, your flagship is better than anything else available to you. Plus, these ships don't seem to have quite the unique abilities and tactics that made SC and SC II melee so addictive. And second, the resource gathering portion of the game can become boring and repetitive. However, its pretty much the same resource gathering system as the original games, so its not a criticism unique to this installment. I very much to see additional campaigns for this game or a sequel soon. A very worthy successor to the Star Control legacy.

Dec. 2025

I really, really wanted to like this game. I bought it because one of my favorite writers (Chris Bucholz) was the chief writer on this game. Unfortunately, it's just not really any fun. A lot of mismatched gameplay features, many of which just aren't any fun, pile onto the wonderful script. EDIT: I gave this another go, after playing the original Star Control games (the second one is available free on Steam under the Ur-Quan Masters). It took a while to "click" - once I realized it's a fairly faithful remake of the original, and it should be played through the lens of a 20+ year old classic, it made a lot more sense. You don't need to strip mine the galaxy, and the addition of the quest guide was huge. I'm moving this to a recommend - it's got its flaws, but the writing and humor are great, and the game itself is only like 12 hours to beat.

Oct. 2025

Star Control 2 was of my favorite games back in the 386 era. Despite the controversy at this games release. It is a worthy Star Control title, I enjoyed it, and I wish there was more. It's hard for me to judge this game alone without the rear view nostalgia of the original games so take this as a biased review. It's clear Stardock respected the original game and had something to add.

Sept. 2025

A real delight, great if you like story line, space exploration, meet lots of interesting aliens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Star Control®: Origins is currently priced at 20.49€ on Steam.

Star Control®: Origins is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 20.49€ on Steam.

Star Control®: Origins received 1,925 positive votes out of a total of 2,617 achieving a rating of 7.14.

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Star Control®: Origins was developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.

Star Control®: Origins is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Star Control®: Origins is not playable on MacOS.

Star Control®: Origins is not playable on Linux.

Star Control®: Origins offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Star Control®: Origins offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 4 DLCs available for Star Control®: Origins. Explore additional content available for Star Control®: Origins on Steam.

Star Control®: Origins is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Star Control®: Origins supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Star Control®: Origins is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Star Control®: Origins.

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